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IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

Chandra's Personal & Professional Timeline, River Journey & Shoutouts

1. Old stomping grounds at the: Matanuska & Susitna
2. Mentor Chuck Spaulding  Founder of Nova Alaska Guides & Trips on 6 Mile Creek
3. DOC (Denali Outdoor Center) and the Nenana River in Alaska
4. Ecuadorian Rivers Institute
5. Matty Perry & FulBright Grant
6. Jondachi Fest
7. Gauley Fest
8. White Salmon in Washington
9. Rio Grande
10. Uganda Whitewater Scene on the Nile
11. Canyon Explorations Company in the Grand Canyon
12. Moab. Desolation Canyon & Westwater
    1. Jay Healy & Scott Solle

Check out the links below to people doing great work and protecting rivers in Ecuador:

1. Defense of human rights + rights of Nature: Defensoría del pueblo
2. Matt Terry @ Ecuadorian Rivers Institute
3. Darcy Gaetcher @ Small World Adventures
4. Abe Herrera @ Boof Sessions
5. Diego Robles @ Ecuador Whitewater / Jungle Roots
6. Abby Dent @ Abby's Hideaway
7. Chandra's dear friend, Ben Stookesberry has done important storytelling + expedition work down there recently, along with Willie Henkel

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Message to westerwatergirl@gmail.com (she wants to hear from you!)

Listen to her Podcast: Confessions of a Western Water Girl. *shoutout to Ed Abbey

Learn More about Teal & Our Western Water Crisis HERE!

• NPR Interview by Luke Runyon
•  Build Cast episode with Robby Schwarz
• Bulb Chat episode with Alexander Haizman
• Digging in the dirt episode with Kevin Gallagher
  • PBS Episode
  • BBC Interview
• Read the Teton Gravity Article here

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1. Educate yourself on where  your water comes from
2. Understand who's managing it
3. Pressure your local municipality to come up with plans for how to reduce your consumption for the future!!

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT TEAL'S:

Personal & Professional Timeline

Rafting

• Raft Racing
  • Animas Amazons Team  & San Juan Sirens 
    • Green Machine Boat
• Favorite River/Favorite Rapid
  • Dolores River / Snaggletooth Rapid in 1983

Mentors

• Growing up- Mia & Jen Raft Racing Coaches
• College- Dr. Gigi Richard Colorado Water Congress & Faculty Advisor to H2Org
  • H2Org Club - Student Water Organization
    • More on the Dolores River
• Professional Career- Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA)
  • Luke Ruyon: Reporter for KUNC
  • John Entsminger: General Manager & Director of SNWA
  • Colby Pellegrino: Deputy General Manager
• Writing Mentor- Heather Hansman
• TikTok- Armchair Engineer

Shoutouts

• Ladies of Whitewater FB Page
• Diversify Whitewater
• Rica Fulton
• Jen Pelz
  • Jen's Website
• Freeflow Institute
  • Apply for the American Whitewater Scholarship

Highlights & In the Media

• REI CO-OP Studio Film: Spirit of the Peaks
  • Connor Ryan aka @Sacredstoke
    • Native Outdoors
• CRWUA Stakeholder Meeting- (Colorado River Water Users Association Annual Conference)
  • Teal's Post on TikTok about it

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What’s up everyone, how’s it going, hope you’re doing well! Thanks for tuning back into another episode here of the podcast. 

I just returned from the Mighty Grand Canyon where I was a commercial river guide on a 16 day Hiker Special trip with Canyons Exploration or CANX.

It was such an epic trip. Our weather was overall sunny and warm with the expected spring gusty winds. Our guests were so damn amazing and the guides were just fucking incredible.

Speaking of guides, today’s episode will be a little different this week. I decided to change things up for you all and offer up some acoustic tunes instead of our usual interview. The music from today’s episode is coming to you live from BlackTail Canyon at Mile 120 in the heart of the Grand Canyon.

Blacktail itself is a special place for both river runners and native people. The narrow canyon walls offer an incredible space for playing music, telling tales, or hearing the faint echo of the canyon wren. 

The guides performing live today are Jimmy Mac aka Ringtail Jimmy, Amy Rust aka Cricket, and Jed Gantert aka Uncle Jedler. Songs played are mostly originals and some covers from their favorite artists. 

I recorded only with my iPhone for this performance and was thoroughly impressed by the quality of the sound that I was able to capture. I loved these tunes and know you will too.

And without further adieu, a live performance in Blacktail Canyon.

Listen/Purchase Jed Alan's Music on Band Camp

Meet Scott- 

-Owner/Founder of Solgear.  Drop an email and connect! info@solgear.com

-Shop for gear online or check out his shop on 420 Kane Creek, Moab!

-Meet his rad wife and better half Anne Solle

-Scott is also an Instructor and Instructor trainer for Swift Water Safety Institute

Empact Northwest- Boat Operator Group that responded to Hurricane Laura

In this episode we talk about:

Scott's favorite gear at Solgear. The Rescue Tarp!

Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park

Scott's time up in Alaska boating for DOC (Denali Outdoor Center)

Scott's Mentors and Shoutouts-"We've done so much, with so little for so long, that we can anything, with nothing, forever!"

Tim Kelahan- The Rescue Company

Borichevksy Brothers (Alex & Pauly)

Jay Healy- Best Friend (I also interviewed Jay, click here to listen to that episode)

Sheri Tingey- Alpaca Raft

Gus Gillman- Director of the Ski Patrol at Alta (past)

Matt Leary- Director of Ski Patrol at Alta (present)

Pete Groves  & Jonathon Morgan

Chuck Spaulding- invented Super Nova Drysuit/neck gasket

Annie Tueller (Tag-a-long)

Big Linda (Tag-a-long)

Mike DeHoff- Eddy Line Welding, Returning Rapids Project and support to CPRG (Colorado Plate

Eric Riley-Founder/Instructor of Swift Water Safety Institute (SSI)

Nate Ostis- NOLS RIVER RESCUE GUIDE

Lars Haarr- River Guide and Manager of OARS Grand Canyon

Seth Davis- River Guide and Manager of OARS Canyonlands/Utah

Follow Davide: 

Follow Davide Sartoni on Facebook and Follow is wife Jeannie Sartoni on Facebook

Get instruction through his school or book an international trip with The River Sup Guy

Join the monthly SUP Instructional Webinar or purchase the recording for later! 

Book a SUP Trip with Davide on the South Fork of the American with Cali Collective

Join his community! Follow the Reno-Tahoe Whitewater SUP page on Facebook

In this show we talk about:

Self Support trip on the Green River through Labyrinth/Stillwater

Stand Up Paddleboard Colorado--Shoutout to Buckley!

Hala Board Ambassador/Athlete

The Book he recommends: 101 Questions to Ask before you get engaged

Follow his business on Facebook- The River Sup Guy

Follow Louise Royle (a paddler from the UK)

Follow Honza Rott (owner of Tambo SUP from the Check Republic)

When not on the river, Davide works for Rope Works

Closing words-- "Take less strokes!"

Follow Jay on Facebook

Go on a multiday trip with Jay & AZRA

Go on a daily Moab Jett trip with Jay

Book a "boat operator class" at SSI with Jay

Lil more about Jay:

Jay's Record: 14 Grand Canyon Trips in one year 

Jay's goal to get 200 trips before he turned 50. Currently at 157.

Famous words/quotes by Jay

1. "Never ruin a good story with too much of the truth"
2. "Skill appreciates Skill"
3. "Stay Frosty"
4. "Go with the Flow", "Roll with the Punches"
5. Be ADAPTABLE!
6. IMPROVISE!
7. Good time going! "When in doubt.....pull it out!" (when speaking about outboard motors)
8. Don't forget that everyone's struggling somewhere/somehow. Have a little more empathy...

In this episode we chat about:

Jay's best bud and childhood friend Scott Solle aka  (SolGear)

YASNY (YOU AIN'T SEE NOTH'N YET") ADVENTURES where he met the Blank Brothers over at Moab Jett

Legendary Bob Quist of Moki Mac 

Rumor has it that Bob Quist  (aka Hayduke) roamed around the Southwest with Ed Abbey and Ken Sleight (aka Seldom Seen)  Monkey Wrenching and playing poker together. 

-Shoutout to Ray's Burger Shack. Order Jay's favorite...Double chops with custom fries

1988 Crown Victoria Station Wagon #vanlife

Denali Raft Adventures and Denali Outdoor Center

Jay does a Shoutout to the Gauley River. where he ventured twice. First time in 2008 and second in 2018. 

• Mountain River Tours aka Class 6 
• Shoutout to Glen Goodrich on the Youghiogheny River
• 6 mile slot canyon in Alaska

Azra bought Moki Mac in 2012. Clair (one of the Quist brothers) still does trips for Azra

OARS bought Moki Mac Green River in 2012. Bob & Barbara Quist decided to buy a motorhome and travel the world.

Jay's advice for guides that want to become a Grand Canyon River Guide:

1. Take care of yourself
2. Work as a team (save your back!)
3. Don't bite off the biggest piece of the pie (stick to your duties and don't overdo it)
4. Durability and Longevity

Jay does a shoutout to boatwoman that have influenced him. Girls that "get it done" :

Margeux Besterd, Connie Tibbits, Pam Quist (Clair's wife), & Alex Thevenin

Shoutout to EddyLine Welding

Some photos of what it's like to be on a trip with Jay. Photo by David Zickl

Follow Spencer on Instagram!

Reach out to him at REP Whitewater Parks or Champion a Lowhead damn! 

In this episode we talk about:

-Spencer's Badass Paddling Video

-The Alsek and Tatsenshini River Outfitters

-Spencer's Viral Glacier SUP'n Video

-Spencer's Tatsenshini professional adventure film (done by his buddies who were on the trip that also premiered in 5 Point Film Fest!)

-Boulder Creek Park and Confluence Park from REP Whitewater Parks

-Badfish Teammate

-Infinity "Speed Freaks"

-KALAMATH RIVER (Source to sea). Above the first dam

-"Last Decent of the Mikong" Video

-Highside Mini-Me

Follow Nouria on: Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube

Nouria's Sponsors/Brand Partnerships: Red Bull, Astral Designs, Waka Kayaks, Sweet Protection, Werner Paddles & Pack Raft Europe

Iceland Project post on instagram

Mentors/Friends

Fabien Lefevre, Nicole Mansfield & Katrina Van Wijk, Rush Sturges and Ben Stookesberry

Nouria's 2 Major Opportunities in Life

Winning the Whitewater Grand Prix in Chile

Running "Site Zed" of the Grand Canyon of the Stakin

About Nouria:

Meet Nouria, a bad-ass kayaker who’s definitely on the short-list of the most progressive kayakers out there, regardless of gender. Nouria Newman combines a surprising adeptness at playing on white waters with an endless thirst for discovering new horizons.

While most paddlers struggle to master just one sport, Nouria Newman combines several of them. She competes in canoe, freestyle and extreme kayaking, and excels in each and every one of them. Her achievements in the various disciplines prove she’s one of a kind. 

In 2013 she won the Ottawa XL, one of the most important freestyle world meetings, followed that by taking K-1 silver at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, and just a few months later she was crowned extreme kayaking world champion. The following year she won team gold at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and team bronze at the European Championships. In 2016 she was runner-up at the Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championships and in 2017 took first place at the GoPro Mountain Games Steep Creek Championships.

As if competition wasn't enough for the seemingly inexhaustible athlete, Nouria ventured on a solo kayaking trip down the Tsarap, Zanskar and Indus rivers in the Himalayas in August 2018. During the week-long adventure she says she "cried, laughed and talked to myself like a crazy person."

It’s hard to understand how such an outstanding athlete would have any spare time to partake in any 'normal' activities, but she also has a masters in journalism and political science from Sciences Po Toulouse. “Journalism is actually very similar to kayaking,” she says. “You always have to adapt!” But that’s Nouria, always where you least expect her.

MEET RETA: (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  LUCKY 32!)

First Female Instructor Trainer in Canada and (hopefully) the First RIVER-2 Female Instructor Trainer in Canada (as well)

ORIGIN OF RETA SUPS! (River Education Training for Adventures)

Reta's goal to finish her internship with Raven Rescue to become a Swift Water Rescue Instructor

SHOUTOUTS FROM RETA

Abby Dent

Neil Gilson 

Norm Hann and his website

Tina Coastal Stoke "Flat to Flow" Clinic

Natali's Video of Skookumchuk forming into a wave

Natali's movie with Reta! "Lets Get Wet"

TEAM CANRVRSUP (Canadian River Stand Up Paddleboarding) Instructor Collective

Reta Boychuk- Head Instructor

Jason Hay -Jaylife 13 Dry bags

Rebecca Marjoram

Kelsey Baldwan- Owner of Kelsey's Caravan

Lisa Stocking-- Writer/contributor 

CANRVRSUP EVENTS

Hunter Valley Adventures on the Red Dear River

CANRVRSUP COLLABORATIONS

Devils Head Coffee- CANRVRSUP (FULL SEND BLEND) "Wild and free with a hint of magical booty beer"

BADFISH SUP

RETA'S BIO

Reta is an all around whitewater paddling enthusiast that specializes in whitewater stand up paddling.  She has paddled on rivers in Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Costa Rica and Ecuador.

In addition to SUP you can always find Reta going with the flow; singing her way down a river behind the oars, working on crushing bigger lines in her kayak or trying to roll an OC1. Reta just wants to be on the water!

Reta is the founder of CANRVRSUP Instructor Collective.  She started the collective to bring  instructors together in hopes of supporting her passion to grow a safe community of River Stand Up Paddlers through quality instruction and training. As head instructor and Paddle Canada Certified Instructor Trainer, she plans to work with all the collective instructors to provide high quality training for all students wanting to take courses related to SUP.

Reta fell in love with SUP after she was first introduced to it in 2010.  It is a sport that anyone can enjoy and the sport can be as challenging as you want it to be as you progress from flat water on lakes to whitewater on the rivers.

Go on a trip with Bruce! Click the links below:

Boutique River Trips anytime of year at Wontok Adventures 

Dory Moon Adventures

Alaska Rendezvous Heli-Guides

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Connect with Bruce on Facebook

Check out Bruce's Dory "One Eyed Jack" named after one of the infamous rapids on the Bio Bio

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In this Episode we talk about:

Bruce's Dory run in Bedrock Rapid on the Grand Canyon back in 2011.

Bruce talking about running Dark Canyon as an 11 year old

Ote Dale repelling off the Hite Bridge to Bruce's Trip (Canyonlands Guide)

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Bruce's Mentors over the years

Mike Hipsher-  1972 taught Bruce how to roll a Kayak

Jack DeFarge- Whitewater Voyagers 

AC Ecker- Canyonlands Expeditions & Outlaw Trails

Pete Gibbs- Gibbs Ascenders

Read about Lonnie, Monty and Jack Tillinghast

Worked for Dee Holiday in the 80's at Holiday Expeditions

Desolation to Hite trip where Bruce meets Brad Dimock of Fretwater Boatworks

Bio Bio River Trip with Sobek

Andy Anderson- Sobek Zambia

Doug Coombs- Ski Camps

Bruce has been working for Valdez Heli Ski Guides for over 25 years

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ABOUT BRUCE:

Bruce’s 30 years of guiding have taken him around the world, paddling and rowing the most challenging whitewater run commercially. No use listing rivers, there are too many to bother. In addition to guiding rivers, Bruce is a heli-ski guide and a ski instructor.